Briefs: Richland Newhope seeks award nominations

Richland Newhope seeking award nominations

MANSFIELD - Richland Newhope/Richland County Board of Developmental Disabilities is seeking nominations for its new CARE awards, recognizing those who support individuals with developmental disabilities in Richland County.

CARE stands for Compassion, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence. The award categories are direct support professional, self-advocate, community partner, and Hero with Heart. The first three are all new in 2018; Hero with Heart originally started in 2008.

A nomination form with descriptions of all of the award categories can be found online at www.rnewhope.org. Forms are also available at the Richland Newhope Administration Building, 314 Cleveland Ave.

The nomination deadline is March 7. Winners will be honored at the agency’s annual Recognition Banquet on May 4.

Scholarships available through NCSC Foundation

MANSFIELD - More than 100 scholarships will be awarded by the North Central State College Foundation for the 2018-2019 school year.

The application for scholarships will be available beginning Friday, Feb.2 through Feb. 28 on the college's website.

New and current students, both full-time and part-time, may apply. Some scholarships are given based on merit or financial need, while others are awarded to students in a particular geographic region or with a specific demographic characteristic.

Students can apply at www.ncstatecollege.edu/scholarships. Those awarded a scholarship will be notified by mid-April.

Rachel Kelly to perform senior recital

ASHLAND - The Ashland University Department of Music has scheduled a senior recital by soprano Rachel Kelly to take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, in the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall, inside the Hugo Young Center for the Arts. The concert is free and open to the public.

Kelly, a music education major from Columbus, will present her senior vocal recital with pianist Deb Logan. Her program will begin with classical pieces by W. A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Faure, Daniel Auber, and Gian Carlo Menotti, while the second half features more contemporary pieces by Jeanine Tesori, Adam Schlesinger, Jonathan Reid Gealt and Melanie Brooks.